Do you still have nightmares about the hundreds
of thank-yous you were forced to send out after your bat mitzvah, Sweet
16, graduations, and all the rest of your otherwise joyous occasions?
If so, you probably already know what a pain it is to write thank-you
notes to your relatives after an event. Luckily, like everything else,
thank-you letter-writing is an art that can be perfected. Once you have
the formula for a good letter, you can adapt it for different occasions
and different recipients, Mad-Lib style. But before we get into that,
here are some other good reasons to send thank-you notes, aside from
the ones your mom made you send to your family after Christmas:

Hospitality
(note does not replace the small gift, like a baked good or flowers,
that you should present while staying there)